The Sky Screen Reveals That the First Foodie of the Yu Dynasty Was an Emperor for the Ages

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After transmigrating into the seventh prince of the historically nonexistent Great Yu dynasty, Lin Du has a clear idea of his priorities:

Keep a low profile, eat well, and wait to be enfeoffed as a prince.

Court intrigue? Not getting involved.

The succession struggle? Not interested.

He just wants to grow his own hydroponic bok choy in the prince's residence, slurp down sour-and-spicy noodles he pickled himself, improve farm tools in his spare time so the people can get better harvests, and develop canned fish for the border troops to enjoy as an extra dish.

Until one day, a beam of golden light split the clouds, and a giant screen appeared over the capital.

[This episode's topic: Emperor Wu of Yu's seventh son, the eternal emperor who conquered the world through his love of food!]

Lin Du, who had just hidden a lotus-seed pastry up his sleeve: "..."

His father sat high upon the throne, his gaze inscrutable.

His brothers watched him with blazing eyes.

He looked down at the half-eaten pastry in his hand, then slowly raised it. "Um... want some?"

Later, the history books would record:

Emperor Zhao of Yu kept chili oil in his study throughout his life. His comments on official reports occasionally included the words, "This dish is excellent."

When he went on campaign, he brought no strategists, only chefs.

What struck fear into the enemy was not the cavalry, but the scent of hotpot wafting on the wind.

In his later years, foreign envoys brought him rare treasures as tribute. The emperor glanced at them and said, "A pity this thing isn't edible."

The entire court wept.

Your Majesty, you are an emperor for the ages. Could you please stop talking about food?

Theme: Work hard and build a better Great Yu